Lower Ph

[Cpt carp]

hi all just finished Cycling my 55 gallon tank (Uk) Gallons =around 66 US Gallons )

Ran the whole Cycle using test strips everything coming up ok. Ran APi master test kit pretty much confirmed the strips but in numbers ) 0 Ammonia 0 Nitrite
10ppm Nitrate. PH however is high at 7.8 and confirmed its that out of my tap by filling bowl with tap water and testing 24 hours later

Now i am looking at putting a couple angels and possibly a couple of rams in the tank so need realistically to bring that PH down to 6/mid six and keep it stable.

How to get it down is not a problem but how to keep it down during water changes is what i am after as i guess i am going to be shifting a fair bit of water on water changes and not sure if my back will take shifting 20 or so gallons by bucket

Thanks for any replies in advance

 

[charliebankston]

My tap water is about 7.5 or. 6 too. I keep discus, angels, rams, various s and central American cichlids in it with no problem. Steady and consistent ph is much more important than constantly trying to adjust and find the optimal ph for your fish.

 

[charliebankston]

Getting it down and keeping it down will be a constant battle. Unless your wanting to breed them, I'd save the money, hassle, time, and stress on the fish, and just go with the regular tap water ph